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YES! Bake Sale! And you should come! Because I’ll be the manning the stall (worrying about my unfinished screen print homework) at the Atrium, and all proceeds go towards our Diploma graduation show in November. It’s our Sustainability Festival and Conference Day; there will be talks, workshops, stalls, etc. so will be exciting if you’re interested in all things green, bicycles, craft, DIY, ethical stuff, etc. Further details can be obtained here.

Not convinced?

There will be vegan chocolate cake (minus the vanilla soy ice-cream).

Not just a slice, but an entire cake! (I made two cakes just now, so you know there WILL be a complete cake, not one with one slice missing)

It’s this Wednesday at RMIT Brunswick (accessible via Tram 19, alight at Union Street, or Jewell station on the Upfield line).

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While I’m on a baking roll, I FINALLY made those gingerbread man alligators that I have been requested to do so a month ago! I tried to make a ginger lemon cake last time and it failed miserably (molasses NOT = blackstrap molasses). This however, was beautiful. It was pretty easy to put together, chilled the dough as I made dinner, then rolled it out after doing the dishes. It didn’t take very long to bake these either; 10 minutes for the little ones for a softer center, and about 15 for the larger ones. Think they would have benefited from an extra 2 minutes to crisp the edges more. Apparently, I have no icing skills.

Preheat oven to 180C, line an 8″ round cake pan with greaseproof paper.
Mix dry ingredients (first 5) in a bowl. Add vinegar in olive oil and set aside. In a large bowl, mix sugar and liquids with a spatula. Stir and add dry ingredients slowly, leaving no big lumps. Stir in chocolate chips or nuts if you want! Bake for 25 minutes. Cake tastes best the next day.

Preheat oven to 180C, and line two trays with silicon sheet or greaseproof paper.
Mix dry in a bowl, then beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in the liquids, then stir in the dry to form a smooth dough log.
Leave to chill in the fridge for 2-3 hours, roll out in 1/2cm thickness and use your fancy cookie cutters (those bunnies were 74cents per pack from Spotlight’s post-Easter sale last year). Bake for 9-15min, depending on size and chewiness.